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Southeast Queens lawmakers joined City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, and York College President Berenecea Johnson.

For more information and to register for the event, visit The initiative will also conduct outreach to students who graduated from high school during the pandemic and were unable to attend college because of personal circumstances. Enrollment specialists will also be able to explain the transfer credit evaluation process and provide access to academic advisement. “Students are often forced to withdraw from school due to circumstances beyond their control. Helping these former students resume their pursuit of degrees or other credentials will enable them to advance their careers, improving their economic mobility and the city’s post-pandemic economy. “We know the complicated web of factors that can discourage or prevent a person from returning to college. Having a college degree has provided millions of New Yorkers the opportunity to navigate different sectors and launch careers,” Williams said. “Helping working New Yorkers complete their college degrees will expand opportunities for economic mobility that advance our communities and local economy,” Adams said. “It’s exciting to have a program like CUNY Reconnect in southeast Queens. “As in most families, people often make transitions due to a range of circumstances, but they are always welcomed back home,” Eanes said. Black and Latina women disproportionately comprise the population of students with college credits but no degree. Southeast Queens lawmakers joined City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, and York College President Berenecea Johnson Eanes on Monday, Dec.